The never-ending fiasco of HS2 is a case study in how not to build - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The fact that this ...

HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 "cannot be achieved" ...

HS2 is raking in £14m a year as a landlord, including letting out homes bought along the cancelled legs of the railway.

Two years ago, then-prime minister Rishi Sunak scrapped phase 2 of the HS2 line from the West Midlands to Manchester – but ...

A new map shows the dramatic changes to HS2 after Rishi Sunak confirmed he was ”ending the long-running saga” of the high-speed project from Birmingham to Manchester. Making his first conference ...

High-speed rail between London and Birmingham may never be delivered because the government and HS2 lack “the skills or capacities” to complete the project, a powerful committee of MPs has warned. The ...

HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 "cannot be achieved" ...

In its end-of-year update, HS2 said “significant progress” had been made during 2025, adding that the scheme is now at an ...

The government is in disarray as the row over scrapping the northern extension of HS2 continues to grow – sparking fears in No10 that the backlash to The Independent’s revelations could cost them ...

A contractor used a crane rather than a launch girder for one span of the Colne Valley Viaduct carrying the future UK high-speed rail line over a local road. Photo courtesy of HS2 Ltd. August 23, 2023 ...

The fate of HS2 has become one of the most contentious infrastructure debates in Britain. With costs now exceeding £66 billion, opening dates pushed well beyond 2033, and fresh allegations of fraud ...